A layered, carefully programmed Frankfurter Buchmesse is in store for book-industry trade visitors in October.
Frankfurt’s ‘Stage 4.0’: Science, Academic Publishing, and Education
The newly configured ‘Stage 4.0’ just off the Agora in Hall 4.0 at Frankfurt will have daily programming focused in part on education.
CCC Announces a Collective Licensing Subscription for AI Systems
Copyright Clearance Center’s AI re-use rights offer stands in its Annual Copyright Licenses subscription program for ‘millions of works.’
World Publishing to Ramaphosa: Don’t Sign Copyright Bill
IPA, IFRRO, STM, and IAF appeal to South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, to refrain from signing the market’s new copyright bill.
South Africa: Publishers Join Statement on Copyright Act
The Publishers Association of South Africa calls on president Ramaphosa ‘not to sign’ the ‘Copyright Amendment Act.’
IPA, IFRRO, STM, IAF Oppose South Africa’s Copyright Bill
A joint statement from major international publishing bodies appeals to South Africa’s National Assembly to vote down its copyright bill.
Rights Edition: Canada’s Crisis Triggers Downsizing at Access Copyright
A new level of Canada’s copyright emergency: ‘The hollowing out of Access Copyright,’ has caused a 79-percent loss to rights holders.
PublisHer Opens a Korean Chapter at Seoul’s Book Fair
PublisHer’s Bodour Al Qasimi leads the opening of a Korean chapter in Seoul, advancing women ‘without having to change who we are.’
PRH Announces a Last Extension to Its Pandemic-Era Open-License Program
Set up in March 2020, Penguin Random House’s open-license program allows for content usage in remote-teaching.
At Frankfurt, Transition to Open Access: Tackling Complexity and Building Trust
In a Copyright Clearance Center discussion, two scholarly publishing experts share experiences with open access transformation. (Sponsored)